An accident waiting to happen

David Hopps says that Steve Harmison's instinctive pick-up and throw, which ran-out Inzamam-ul-Haq, arose from England's unabashed commitment to aggressive cricket but adds that there is a sense that they are pushing the spirit of the game to the limit.

BBC Sport's Jonathan Agnew argued that the same incident highlighted the growing, and unwelcome, trend of fielders hurling the ball at the batsman under the guise of aiming for the stumps.

Also read Sambit Bal's take on Inzamam's run-out decision.